Some claim its biggest battles have already been won - while others believe the fight's only just beginning.

After the huge social upheavals of the 20th century, what is the future for the feminist movement?

Gloria Steinem is a feminist activist who's been writing about women's rights for more than 40 years, and she says she's far more energised and passionate about women's rights now than she was as a young woman.

She talks to Mishal Husain about inspiring a new generation of women to take up the cause, and how women's rights are being fought for around the world.

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